scorzeth/anki-mcp-server

An MCP server implementation that connects to a locally running Anki, providing card review and creation.
This server is designed to work with the Anki desktop app and the Anki-Connect add-on.
Make sure you have the add-on installed before using.
Resources
- **anki://search/deckcurrent**
- Returns all cards from current deck
- Equivalent of deck:current in Anki
- **anki://search/isdue**
- Returns cards in review and learning waiting to be studied
- Equivalent of is:due in Anki
- **anki://search/isnew**
- Returns all unseen cards
- Equivalent of is:new in Anki
Tools
- **update_cards**
- Marks cards with given card IDs as answered and gives them an ease score between 1 (Again) and 4 (Easy)
- Inputs:
- answers (array): Array of objects with cardId (number) and ease (number) fields
- **add_card**
- Creates a new card in the Default Anki deck
- Inputs:
- front (string): Front of card
- back (string): Back of card
- **get_due_cards**
- Returns n number of cards currently due for review
- Inputs:
- num (number): Number of cards
- **get_new_cards**
- Returns n number of cards from new
- Inputs:
- num (number): Number of cards
Development
Install dependencies:
Build the server:
For development with auto-rebuild:
Configuration
To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.